MSA Says Workers' Comp Evidence Dooms Silica Injury Claim

ST. LOUIS - A plaintiffs' admission made as part of his claim for workers' compensation is sufficiently establishes that his personal injury claim is barred by the statute of limitations, a mask maker argued in a recent motion filed in Missouri. Midkiff v. 3M Co., et al., No. 08-1221 (E.D. Mo.).

Mine Safety Appliances says in a motion for summary judgment filed March 9 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri that David Midkiff filed his lawsuit more than five years after learning he suffered from silicosis as a result of his exposure to dust at an …